All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1393
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Plan for regulation charge raises question of quality
A proposal that housing associations should be charged for regulation has prompted questions about the current quality of the Housing Corporation's supervision
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A tough demanding challenge
Low demand is an issue which won't go away. But have we really faced up to the challenges it presents? Ian Cole and David Robinson suggest a dose of realism is needed
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Committee to conduct own inquiry into benefit reform
Frustration at the lack of progress on the housing Green Paper has prompted an influential committee of MPs to conduct its own inquiry into housing benefit reform
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Social sector can no longer afford to ignore private sector
Social housing professionals can no longer afford to ignore the private sector. But new tools are needed if a cross-tenure approach is to work.
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Welcome mat
New electric underfloor matting just 2.5 mm thick is offering homebuilders heating under foot without the pain of skilled laying. What s more it costs less than a set of stylish taps.
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Party lines
The Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 came into force last November. In the first of a new series of legal articles, we examine the significance of the Act for consultants and contractors.
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Red hot topic
It's late, it's political, but its impact could be profound say those in the know about the draft fire safety design guidance BS 9999. What will the new standard require of building services engineers?
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Hardly PC
Is construction a haven for E-luddites, or is it about to undergo an electronic revolution? The latest report into the industry's IT habits provides some clues.
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Slab happy
When Post Office Counters decided to upgrade its national centre in Chesterfield, environmental friendliness was high on the agenda. The designers opted for an unusual combination of services: Termodeck and fan coils. How did the two fit together?
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The great rethink
Everyone agrees the construction process needs a radical overhaul. Merely rearranging management structures and procurement arrangements will not be enough, change is needed across the industry's whole approach to business. What can you do?
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DETR maps out its sustainability plans
The Government's imminent policy document on sustainability will focus on the environment, society and business.
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Details
A radiator that opens away from the wall like a door, hinged at one side, without the need to drain the system offers builders ease of decorating, even after the central heating is commissioned.
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Marking Crime
Property marking specialist Retainagroup marks everything from mobile phones to motorbikes. Managing director Wendy Rowe spoke to Lawrence Cohen about its future plans
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The smart fan convector
Night and natural cooling is normally only an option for new buildings. However, an intelligent fan convector now being tested could herald a new era of low energy cooling in existing offices.
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Chilled ceilings put under test
The BRE has carried out performance and effectiveness tests for an office destined to be serviced by chilled ceilings and displacement ventilation. What were the factors for success?
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Burning issues
Euroclasses, the new European system for testing and classifying construction products, will reshape the nature of design and manufacture for fire protection equipment. What's the new deal?
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Blowing hot and cold
British housebuyers have come to view warm air heating as an ill wind. But it has blown some good for German-housebuilder Huf Haus which is winning fresh converts for the Schrag Comfort-Heating system which owners are warming to and which can include air conditioning.
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The art of protection
A £450,000 security system protects the new Guildhall Yard East complex in London.
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Why buy a five-bed agency when a two-bed will do?
Hiring a glitzy agency may make you feel good at the time but will it provide the service you need at a price you want to pay and are you certain your new agency will be better than the old one?